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Blockchain Bites: Tesla Drives $1.5B Into Bitcoin, Brian Brooks Comments on Monetary Debasement
8.2.2021
Tesla plowed $1.5 billion into bitcoin, ETH futures went live on CME, Brian Brooks comments on dollar debasement
OCC Halts Fair Access Banking Rule
28.1.2021
The rule would have prohibited US banks from denying services based on ideological factors
Anchorage Obtains Federal License to Operate as Crypto Bank From the OCC
15.1.2021
The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has granted conditional approval to crypto custodian Anchorage to launch the first federally chartered digital asset bank in the country. In a statement on Jan. 13, 2021, the OCC said the company received the national trust banking charter...
Blockchain Bites: OCC’s Head Stepping Down, Anchorage to Become First National ‘Digital Asset Bank’
14.1.2021
Brian Brooks finalized the controversial Fair Access to Banking rule in what could be his last act in office
OCC Chief Brian Brooks Is Stepping Down Thursday
14.1.2021
Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks will be stepping down on Jan. 14, he confirmed Wednesday
Financial Censorship After Capitol Riot ‘Truly Chilling,’ Says OCC Chief Brian Brooks
13.1.2021
“Money might be controlled by a handful of elites,” the departing bank regulator said at a Wednesday event. “Crypto is about freedom.”
Brian Brooks, Crypto-Friendly Bank Regulator, Expected to Step Down This Week: Report
12.1.2021
The Acting OCC head will reportedly end his brief tenure running the federal banking regulator by the end of the week
Most Important Crypto Regulation Yet? Banks Can Treat Public Blockchains Like SWIFT and ACH
5.1.2021
A new interpretive letter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency paves the way for stablecoins and public blockchains to be fully integrated in the financial infrastructure
Top US Banking Regulator: Banks Are Authorized to Use Public Blockchains and Stablecoins for Payment Activities
5.1.2021
The top banking regulator in the U.S. has announced that national banks and savings associations in the country can use public blockchains and stablecoins for payment activities. Experts say this is good for bitcoin and its importance should not be understated. Banks Can Use Public Blockchains...
US Federal Regulator Says Banks Can Conduct Payments Using Stablecoins
5.1.2021
Banks can act as nodes on a blockchain or conduct payments using stablecoins, the OCC said Monday
Biden Administration May Roll Back Some Crypto Regulations, Top Banking Regulator Warns
26.12.2020
The top U.S. banking regulator is concerned that the Biden administration may roll back some cryptocurrency regulations aimed at protecting consumers. This includes allowing national banks to custody crypto assets put in place during the Trump administration. Biden Administration Could Change...
Top US Banking Regulator Reveals Positive Cryptocurrency Regulation Coming in Weeks
6.12.2020
The top U.S. banking regulator has confirmed that positive cryptocurrency regulation is coming in a matter of weeks, by the end of the Trump term. “It’s going to work for everybody,” said the regulator, adding that the new regulation will “make it easier for crypto investors...
US House Financial Services Chair Waters Recommends Joe Biden Rescind OCC Crypto Guidance
5.12.2020
House Financial Services Chair Maxine Waters told President-elect Joe Biden to undo the OCC's crypto guidance after he takes office next year
OCC Chief Hints at Coming ‘Good’ Actions on Crypto by End of Trump’s Term
4.12.2020
Brooks hinted at a flurry of crypto clarity actions in the next 6 weeks that could drive more institutions into the asset class
A Crypto Ally as Top US Bank Regulator?
19.11.2020
President Trump has nominated former Coinbase counsel Brian Brooks to a full five-year term as Comptroller of the Currency, but will he be confirmed in time?
OCC’s Brian Brooks Says China Owns Bitcoin but Crypto World Disagrees: Chinese Crackdown Pushes Miners Away
19.11.2020
Bitcoiners on social media have panned remarks by acting U.S. currency comptroller Brian Brooks that bitcoin is owned by China due to the country’s disproportionate share of the crypto’s mining power. The bitcoiners argue that the disproportionate number of miners stationed in China...
Crypto-Friendly Brooks Gets Nod to Serve 5-Year Term Leading Bank Regulator
17.11.2020
Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated Acting Comptroller Brian Brooks to take on a more permanent role leading the bank regulator
US Representatives Rip OCC, Brooks for ‘Excessive Focus’ on Crypto
11.11.2020
Congressional Democrats blasted the OCC and Acting Comptroller Brooks for spending time on crypto during a pandemic
US Banks Could Seek to Partner With or Buy Crypto Custodians, OCC’s Brooks Says
31.10.2020
The OCC's July ruling that allowed banks to provide custody spurred the newfound interest, Brooks said
OCC’s Brian Brooks Against Government Issued Digital Dollar – Supports Regulation of Privately Issued Stablecoins
31.10.2020
The acting director of the U.S. Office Comptroller of Currency (OCC) Brian Brooks says the creation of the U.S. digital dollar is a terrible one because the government is not good at building things. Instead, Brooks believes tech companies, which already possess the know-how, to be in a better...